Discover Galapagos 8 days

Endemic Galapagos

This Discover Galapagos package gives you a taste of everything the islands have to offer. During your 8 days you will have the opportunity to explore above and below the water and come up close and personal with many of the endemic species of Galapagos. From your first day with the giant tortoises to your last with the boobies at Seymour or the volcanic landscapes that are Bartolome, you will not stop being amazed and wondered by these enchanted islands.

Itinerary

Transfer from hotel to airport

Transfer from Baltra airport to hotel with Highland Visit

This visit consists of 3 sites: El Chato, Lava tunnels and Los Gemelos. El Chato Tortoise Reserve is near Santa Rosa, approx 19km from Puerto Ayora. This is one of the only places where you can observe the ancient creatures up close in the wild. They look old, they smell old and they even sound old when they suck in their necks and heads and let out a hiss of air, like an old leather cushion. The reserve is also a great place to see the short eared owls, Darwin’s finches, yellow warblers and paint billed crakes.

After you return to the current century you will be taken to the lava tubes, where you can walk more than 1km underground. They were formed by the solidifying of the outside skin of molten lava flow. When the lava flow ceased, the molten lava inside the flow kept moving, emptying out of the solidified skin thus leaving tunnels.

Lastly a visit to Las Gemelos, the twin craters that are actually sink holes surrounded by Scalesia forest. Vermillion flycatchers and often seen here, as well as short eared owls on occasion. It is a beautiful place to take in the greenery of Galapagos and walk along the small paths around the craters to spot some of the bird life.

At the conclusion of the tour you will be transported back to Puerto Ayora and your hotel.

* Depending on available spaces

Accommodation

This package is run for anyone and every budget

We have 5 levels of hotel for you to choose. If you are backpacking, honeymooning or can’t stand the thought of a hostel and would like a little more comfort or would like to go all out and have the best, we’ve got you covered!

• Hostel – Single, Double or Dorm rooms, cooking facilities, breakfast not included.
• Budget – Private rooms, private bathrooms, hot water, TV and WiFi, some have cooking facilities.
• Tourist – Private rooms, private bathrooms, hot water, air con, TV, WiFi, breakfast, swimming pool.
• Tourist Superior – Private rooms, hot water, WiFi, telephone, TV, air con, breakfast, swimming pool.
• First Class – Premier class pivate rooms, hot water, WiFi, telephone, TV, air con, breakfast, swimming pool.

The tour includes

•  Hotel in Santa Cruz & Isabela (7 nights)
•  All meals mentioned in the itinerary
•  All transfers in Galapagos
•  All tours mentioned in the itinerary

The tour excludes

•  Flights unless organised with Academy Bay Diving
•  National park entrance fee ($100 payable on arrival)
•  Tourist card ($20 payable in airport in Quito or Guayaquil)
•  Extra meals not stated in tour itinerary